Nelson County High School
Address
6919 Thomas Nelson Highway

Lovingston
,
Nelson County
,
Virginia
22949

USA
Information
StatusOpen
School districtNelson County Public Schools
NCES District ID5102580
SuperintendentAmanda Hester
NCES School ID510258001032
PrincipalKevin Walker
Color(s)Green & Gold    
MascotGovernors
NicknameNelson County Governors
Websitewww.nelson.k12.va.us/o/nchs
nchs.nelson.k12.va.us/en/en-US

Nelson County High School is a four year comprehensive public high school located within the Nelson County Public Schools School District.[1][2][3][4][5] It has an enrollment of 540 students in grades 9-12. Instruction is provided by 51 professional staff members. Nelson County High School has a shared campus with Nelson County Middle School.[1] The school is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Education.[3]

As of December 2023, the school is going through a re-roofing project.[2]

Creative arts courses

Theatre

  • The school's One Act Play team won the Region 2C Theatre Festival at the high school on November 18, 2023 & advanced to the Virginia High School League Class 2 Theatre Festival on December 2, 2023.[6]
  • The cast and directors of "Selections from the One Act Play That Goes Wrong" won the Region 2C Sub-region Theatre Festival in November 2022.[7]
  • Two students both received recognition as Outstanding Actors, and another two received honorable mention awards for their acting.[7]

Art

Nelson County students design art for local billboards.[8]

Student organizations

Future Farmers of America

The school is active in FFA.[9]

Current statistics

Racial breakdown:[4]
White 72.5%
African American 13.9%
Hispanic 7.3%
Multi Racial 5.9%
Native American 0.4%
Schools That Feed into Nelson County High:[4]
Elementary: Middle:
Rockfish River Elementary Nelson Middle
Tye River Elementary

Historical statistics (information from SchoolDigger)[4]

Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 611 45.5 13.4 n/a
1990 645 46.4 13.9 n/a
1991 581 46.0 12.6 n/a
1992 584 46.9 12.4 n/a
1993 618 48.4 12.8 n/a
1994 645 62.5 n/a 17.8
1995 684 n/a 0.0 17.7
1996 684 n/a 0.0 17.7
1997 693 n/a 0.0 17.5
1998 674 n/a 0.0 19.4
1999 694 60.0 11.6 25.1
2000 705 n/a 0.0 22.1
2001 722 56.5 12.8 24
2002 636 59.8 10.6 25
2003 636 59.8 10.6 25
2004 637 52.8 12.1 32
2005 654 52.7 12.4 32.1
2006 637 52.0 12.3 34.3
2007 645 50.4 12.8 33.8
2008 596 45.2 13.2 51.4
2009 568 42.6 13.3 40
2010 581 40.1 14.4 43.3
2011 580 38.4 15.0 40.3
2012 597 41.5 14.3 43
2013 597 44.0 13.5 41.5
2014 611 46.9 13.0 42.1
2015 609 44.0 13.8 46.3
2016 643 47.0 13.6 44.2
2017 625 48.0 13.0 46.4
2018 636 48.1 13.2 50.5
2019 632 48.9 12.9 46
2020 574 47.9 11.9 46.3
2021 570 47.6 11.9 n/a
2022 545 48.2 11.3 48.8

Historical racial background (information from SchoolDigger)[4]

Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 611 611
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 645 645
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 581 581
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 584 584
1993 465 143 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1994 485 144 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 645
1995 491 173 3 16 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1996 491 173 3 16 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1997 506 165 3 18 1 n/a n/a 0 693
1998 508 152 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 674
1999 532 147 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 694
2000 566 132 4 7 0 n/a n/a -4 705
2001 578 135 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 722
2002 517 115 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 636
2003 517 115 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 636
2004 508 124 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 533 111 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2006 511 107 1 9 1 n/a n/a 8 637
2007 503 120 1 15 0 n/a n/a 6 645
2008 457 108 2 19 1 n/a n/a 9 596
2009 426 105 2 23 1 n/a n/a 11 568
2010 440 104 4 21 2 n/a n/a 10 581
2011 421 101 3 26 1 0 28 0 580
2012 441 94 3 28 0 0 31 0 597
2013 440 89 4 37 1 0 26 0 597
2014 456 91 1 38 0 0 25 0 611
2015 444 93 5 44 0 0 23 0 609
2016 481 90 5 45 0 0 22 0 643
2017 471 86 5 41 0 0 22 0 625
2018 485 80 5 38 2 0 26 0 636
2019 474 81 3 46 1 0 27 0 632
2020 417 76 1 44 3 0 33 0 574
2021 405 78 0 47 2 0 38 0 570
2022 395 76 0 40 2 0 32 0 545

References

    1. 1 2 Otey, Jazmine (2023-02-27). "Nelson County schools closed, set to have remote learning day due to mechanical, electrical issue". WSLS. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
    2. 1 2 Stanbridge, Alexia (2023-12-11). "Nelson County Public Schools responds to complaints of asphalt fumes". WSET. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
    3. 1 2 "About Us - Nelson County High School". About Us - Nelson County High School. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nelson County High". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
    5. ↑ "Nelson County High School". high-schools.com.
    6. ↑ Reports, From Staff (2023-11-28). "Nelson One Act team wins regional festival". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
    7. 1 2 Frolo, Caitlyn (2022-11-07). "Nelson County High School theatre group wins festival, actors recognized". WSET. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
    8. ↑ "Nelson County students design art for local billboards". WFXR tv. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
    9. ↑ Payne, Neesey (2022-10-06). "Nelson County High School FFA gearing up for Drive Your Tractor to School Day". WDBJ 7. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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